Buckminster v. Acadia Village Resort, Inc.

WATHEN, Justice.

Plaintiff architect Ralph Buckminster appeals from that portion of an order of the Superior Court (Hancock County; Browne, A.R.J.) requiring him to discharge two mechanic’s liens filed in the Hancock County Registry of Deeds against defendant, Acadia Village Resort, Inc. Plaintiff contends that his statutory right to a mechanic’s lien was not waived by the general arbitration clause in his contract with the defendant. We agree and vacate the order.

Plaintiff and defendant entered into a “Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect” whereby plaintiff was to design and…